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公开(公告)号:US12094686B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US18188255
申请日:2023-03-22
申请人: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
发明人: Tom E. Blomberg , Varun Sharma , Suvi P. Haukka , Marko Tuominen , Chiyu Zhu
IPC分类号: H01L21/311 , C23F1/12 , C23G5/00 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/3213
CPC分类号: H01J37/32009 , C23F1/12 , C23G5/00 , H01L21/31116 , H01L21/32135
摘要: Atomic layer etching (ALE) processes are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods comprise at least one etch cycle in which the substrate is alternately and sequentially exposed to a first vapor phase non-metal halide reactant and a second vapor phase halide reactant. In some embodiments both the first and second reactants are chloride reactants. In some embodiments the first reactant is fluorinating gas and the second reactant is a chlorinating gas. In some embodiments a thermal ALE cycle is used in which the substrate is not contacted with a plasma reactant.
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公开(公告)号:US20230374671A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-23
申请号:US18357856
申请日:2023-07-24
申请人: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
发明人: Tom E. Blomberg , Varun Sharma , Suvi Haukka , Marko Tuominen , Chiyu Zhu
IPC分类号: C23F4/02 , C23F1/12 , H01L21/3213 , C09K13/00 , H01L21/311 , C09K13/08 , C09K13/10 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/3065
CPC分类号: C23F4/02 , C23F1/12 , H01L21/32135 , C09K13/00 , H01L21/31122 , C09K13/08 , C09K13/10 , H01J37/32009 , H01J37/3244 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/31116 , H01L21/31138
摘要: Thermal atomic layer etching processes are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods comprise at least one etch cycle in which the substrate is alternately and sequentially exposed to a first vapor phase halide reactant and a second vapor halide reactant. In some embodiments, the first reactant may comprise an organic halide compound. During the thermal ALE cycle, the substrate is not contacted with a plasma reactant.
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公开(公告)号:US11640899B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-02
申请号:US17452156
申请日:2021-10-25
申请人: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
发明人: Tom E. Blomberg , Varun Sharma , Suvi P. Haukka , Marko J. Tuominen , Chiyu Zhu
IPC分类号: H01J37/32 , C23F1/12 , H01L21/311 , C23G5/00 , H01L21/3213
摘要: Atomic layer etching (ALE) processes are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods comprise at least one etch cycle in which the substrate is alternately and sequentially exposed to a first vapor phase non-metal halide reactant and a second vapor phase halide reactant. In some embodiments both the first and second reactants are chloride reactants. In some embodiments the first reactant is fluorinating gas and the second reactant is a chlorinating gas. In some embodiments a thermal ALE cycle is used in which the substrate is not contacted with a plasma reactant.
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公开(公告)号:US20230102839A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-30
申请号:US17929585
申请日:2022-09-02
申请人: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
发明人: Tom E. Blomberg , Varun Sharma
IPC分类号: H01L21/67 , C23C16/44 , C23C16/455 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/3065
摘要: To create constant partial pressures of the by-products and residence time of the gas molecules across the wafer, a dual showerhead reactor can be used. A dual showerhead structure can achieve spatially uniform partial pressures, residence times and temperatures for the etchant and for the by-products, thus leading to uniform etch rates across the wafer. The system can include differential pumping to the reactor.
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公开(公告)号:US20230085443A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-16
申请号:US17932605
申请日:2022-09-15
申请人: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
发明人: Tom E. Blomberg , Linda Lindroos , Hannu Huotari
IPC分类号: H01L23/48 , H01L21/285 , C23C16/455 , H01L21/768 , C23C16/34
摘要: An atomic layer deposition (ALD) process for depositing a fluorine-containing thin film on a substrate can include a plurality of super-cycles. Each super-cycle may include a metal fluoride sub-cycle and a reducing sub-cycle. The metal fluoride sub-cycle may include contacting the substrate with a metal fluoride. The reducing sub-cycle may include alternately and sequentially contacting the substrate with a reducing agent and a nitrogen reactant.
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公开(公告)号:US20220316057A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-06
申请号:US17844153
申请日:2022-06-20
申请人: ASM IP Holding B.V.
发明人: Hannu Huotari , Tom E. Blomberg
IPC分类号: C23C16/44 , C23C16/455 , C23C16/52
摘要: The present invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for the controlled growing of material on substrates. According to embodiments of the present invention, a precursor feed is controlled in order to provide an optimal pulse profile. This may be accomplished by splitting the feed into two paths. One of the paths is restricted in a continuous manner. The other path is restricted in a periodic manner. The output of the two paths converges at a point prior to entry of the reactor. Therefore, a single precursor source is able to fed precursor in to a reactor under two different conditions, one which can be seen as mimicking ALD conditions and one which can be seen as mimicking CVD conditions. This allows for an otherwise single mode reactor to be operated in a plurality of modes including one or more ALD/CVD combination modes. Additionally, the pulse profile of each pulse can be modified. The pulse profile can be modified to create a low or very low partial pressure pulse profile at the beginning of a pulse.
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公开(公告)号:US20220028870A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-27
申请号:US17462181
申请日:2021-08-31
申请人: ASM IP Holding B.V.
发明人: Tom E. Blomberg , Varun Sharma , Jan Willem Maes
IPC分类号: H01L27/115 , H01L49/02 , H01L21/02 , H01L27/11582
摘要: A method for forming a V-NAND device is disclosed. Specifically, the method involves deposition of at least one of semiconductive material, conductive material, or dielectric material to form a channel for the V-NAND device. In addition, the method may involve a pretreatment step where ALD, CVD, or other cyclical deposition processes may be used to improve adhesion of the material in the channel.
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公开(公告)号:US11174550B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-16
申请号:US16575112
申请日:2019-09-18
申请人: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
发明人: Suvi P. Haukka , Raija H. Matero , Elina Färm , Tom E. Blomberg
IPC分类号: C23C16/455 , C23C16/40 , C23C16/04
摘要: Methods are provided for selectively depositing a material on a first metal or metallic surface of a substrate relative to a second, dielectric surface of the substrate, or for selectively depositing metal oxides on a first metal oxide surface of a substrate relative to a second silicon oxide surface. The selectively deposited material can be, for example, a metal, metal oxide, metal nitride, metal silicide, metal carbide and/or dielectric material. In some embodiments a substrate comprising a first metal or metallic surface and a second dielectric surface is alternately and sequentially contacted with a first vapor-phase metal halide reactant and a second reactant. In some embodiments a substrate comprising a first metal oxide surface and a second silicon oxide surface is alternately and sequentially contacted with a first vapor phase metal fluoride or chloride reactant and water.
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公开(公告)号:US11139308B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-05
申请号:US15377439
申请日:2016-12-13
申请人: ASM IP Holding B.V.
发明人: Tom E. Blomberg , Varun Sharma , Jan Willem Maes
IPC分类号: H01L27/115 , H01L49/02 , H01L21/02 , H01L27/11582 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/1157
摘要: A method for forming a V-NAND device is disclosed. Specifically, the method involves deposition of at least one of semiconductive material, conductive material, or dielectric material to form a channel for the V-NAND device. In addition, the method may involve a pretreatment step where ALD, CVD, or other cyclical deposition processes may be used to improve adhesion of the material in the channel.
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公开(公告)号:US20200235037A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-23
申请号:US16838455
申请日:2020-04-02
申请人: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
发明人: Tom E. Blomberg , Linda Lindroos , Hannu Huotari
IPC分类号: H01L23/48 , H01L21/285 , C23C16/455 , H01L21/768 , C23C16/34
摘要: An atomic layer deposition (ALD) process for depositing a fluorine-containing thin film on a substrate can include a plurality of super-cycles. Each super-cycle may include a metal fluoride sub-cycle and a reducing sub-cycle. The metal fluoride sub-cycle may include contacting the substrate with a metal fluoride. The reducing sub-cycle may include alternately and sequentially contacting the substrate with a reducing agent and a nitrogen reactant.
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